jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/jpa/core/jpa2_1/context/StoredProcedureParameter2_1.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.jpa2_1.context;

import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.JpaContextModel;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.jpa2_1.ParameterMode2_1;

/**
 * stored procedure parameter
 * <p>
 * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still
 * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
 * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
 * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
 * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
 * 
 * @version 3.3
 * @since 3.3
 */
public interface StoredProcedureParameter2_1
	extends JpaContextModel
{

	// ********* name **********
	String getName();
		String NAME_PROPERTY = "name"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	
	void setName(String name);


	// *********** mode *************

	/**
	 * Return the specified mode if present, 
	 * otherwise return the default lock mode.
	 */
	ParameterMode2_1 getMode();
	ParameterMode2_1 getSpecifiedMode();
	void setSpecifiedMode(ParameterMode2_1 mode);
		String SPECIFIED_MODE_PROPERTY = "specifiedParameterMode"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	ParameterMode2_1 getDefaultMode();
		String DEFAULT_MODE_PROPERTY = "defaultParameterMode";  //$NON-NLS-1$


	// ********** type ***********

	String getTypeName();
		String TYPE_NAME_PROPERTY = "typeName"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	
	void setTypeName(String type);

	/**
	 * If the type name is specified, this will return it fully qualified. If not
	 * specified, then it will return null
	 */
	String getFullyQualifiedTypeName();
		String FULLY_QUALIFIED_TYPE_NAME_PROPERTY = "fullyQualifiedTypeName"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * Return the character to be used for browsing or
	 * creating the type {@link org.eclipse.jdt.core.IType IType}.
	 * @see org.eclipse.jdt.core.IType#getFullyQualifiedName(char)
	 */
	char getTypeEnclosingTypeSeparator();


	// ********** validation ***********

	/**
	 * Return whether this stored procedure parameter is <em>equivalent</em>
	 * to the specified stored procedure parameter.
	 */
	boolean isEquivalentTo(StoredProcedureParameter2_1 parameter);

}